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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-07-04 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is much better than the Galaxy J5 (2017), with an 83.2 score against 71.8. Although the Xiaomi Mi 9 is just a little heavier than Galaxy J5 (2017), it's a little thinner and newer. The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a higher screen density, a larger screen and a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a greater processing power than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 features just a little bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 10% bigger battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 9 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a lot better 48 MP resolution back-facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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